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BACKGROUNDS: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in not only significant mortalities in Vietnam but has had an impact on its economy. Previous studies have highlighted how the pandemic has had a marginal impact on Vietnamese healthcare workers working at the frontlines. To date, there have been several other studies exa…

BACKGROUND: Observational studies have suggested that a high respiratory exchange ratio (RER) is associated with the occurrence of postoperative complications. The study's primary objective is to demonstrate that the incidence of postoperative complications is lower in an interventional group (patients monitored using…

Several studies have investigated the relation between bone mass density and cadmium exposure, but only few studies have been performed on fractures and biomarkers of cadmium. This study analyzed the association between hip fracture risk and cadmium in erythrocytes (Ery-Cd). Prospective samples from the Northern Sweden…

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Gastroesophageal reflux disease and heartburn negatively impact sleep; the impact of extraesophageal reflux (EER) symptoms on sleep is unknown. This study's goal was to evaluate the association of EER and measures of nasal obstruction, mood, insomnia, hypersomnia, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA…

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability and impairs health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Psychiatric disorders have been recognized as major components of TBI morbidity, yet few studies have addressed the relationship between these outcomes. Sample size, selection bias, and retrospectiv…

This study's aim was to clarify the regulatory roles of thers11016073 andrs1367117 polymorphisms in the relationship between blood Pb levels and cancer risk. Blood Pb concentrations were measured using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, and genotyping was performed by real-time PCR with TaqMan probes. Cancer…

Generative AI is rapidly substituting for human cognitive effort in everyday labor. This substitution attenuates the cues that make income feel earned: subjective effort and felt ownership of the work product. Mental-accounting theory suggests that earnings stripped of these cues should be treated more like windfalls t…

BACKGROUND: The older person population is rapidly increasing globally, including sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Concurrently, malnutrition is also increasing among older persons in SSA, with a dearth of empirical evidence on nutritional status and associated factors among the older persons in the region to inform effective…

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: A complex systems perspective has been advocated to explore multi-faceted factors influencing public health issues, including alcohol consumption and associated harms. This scoping review aimed to identify studies that applied a complex systems perspective to alcohol consumption and the prevention…

OBJECTIVE: The study's objective was to explore Filipino physical therapists' views on social responsibility and the competencies it entails. METHODS: This study employed a constructivism-based qualitative design to inquire into the perspectives of physical therapist leaders and practitioners in the Philippines on Fil…

AIM: A scoping study was conducted to identify and synthesise literature about nurse coping strategies during and after cardiopulmonary resuscitations (CPRs). BACKGROUND: Nurses frequently engage in CPR events that often lead to patient deaths thereby negatively impacting nurses' mental and physical health compromisin…

OBJECTIVE: Peer support is a novel and under-studied approach to the management of chronic pain. This study's purpose was to uncover the elements of a peer-supported self-management intervention that are perceived by participants as essential to achieving positive changes. DESIGN: Qualitative, semi-structured intervie…

Both humans and mice with congenital generalized lipodystrophy due to AGPAT2 deficiency develop diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance, and hepatic steatosis, which have been attributed to the near total loss of adipose tissue (AT). Here, we show that regulated AT regeneration in doxycycline (dox)-fed Tg;mmice partially…

Combining information across different sensory modalities is of critical importance for the animal's survival and a core feature of human's everyday life. In adulthood, sensory information is often integrated in a statistically optimal fashion, so that the combined estimates of two or more senses are more reliable than…

BACKGROUND: Parents play a central role in the treatment of childhood stuttering. Addressing parental attitudes toward stuttering is helpful therapeutically. The extent to which differences in attitudes toward stuttering exist on the basis of sex, geographical region and parental status (e.g., parent of a stuttering ch…

The study aimed to investigate the persistence or changes in trait resilience of parents over a 6-year period and its association with stressful life events (SLEs). Furthermore, we explored the potential protective effect of trait resilience against exposure to stressful life events and their negative mental health con…

A major global public health concern is the prevalence of diabetes mellitus, especially in developing countries like Bangladesh. While still battling communicable diseases, Bangladesh is already inundated with non-communicable diseases. Type 2 diabetes has been found in almost 90.0% of all instances of diabetes. The ma…

OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to investigate inter-professional collaboration and associated factors among nurses and physicians working in referral and teaching hospitals in the Northwest and Ethiopia in 2022. METHOD: This study used a concurrent (quantitative cross-sectional and phenomenological qualitative) design fro…

Thirty to sixty percent of individuals taking levothyroxine were either under or overtreated, which leads to organ damage and excess mortality. This study aims to assess the gaps in the "thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test guideline compliance rate" and validate the scope of ambulatory care pharmacist-mediated pract…

OBJECTIVE: According to a recent clinical trial, 82% of hard-to-heal wounds harbour levels of bacteria that impede healing. A follow-up analysis of trial data revealed that the use of antiseptic cleansers did not correlate with bacterial burden. At a minimum, these findings suggest the need for clinical research into t…